North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast
Multiple ballistic missiles fired from eastern Sinpo area in seventh such test this year.
![Murat İkinci, General Manager of Roketsan, stands next to a Tayfun ballistic missile at the company's facility in Ankara. [Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Murat-Ikinci-General-Manager-of-Roketsan-stands-next-to-a-Tayfun-ballistic-missile-at-the-companys-facility-in-Ankara.-Al-Jazeera-1776326106.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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‘Our geography is our oil’: Why Djibouti hosts many foreign military bases
Just miles from one another, along Djibouti’s coast, sit military bases of rival powers including the US and China.
‘Smell’ of war comes to St Petersburg as Ukraine hammers Russian refineries
Ukraine aims to drain Russia’s war chest with drone strikes on Pokrovsk and Ust-Luga oil facilities on the Baltic Sea.
Ukraine slows enemy advances, liberates land, drains Russia’s war chest
Ukraine achieves significant victories on the battlefield thanks to burgeoning drone production.
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Iran says army forces are ready to repel US-Israeli attacks
Iran says it is ready to counter any US-Israeli attacks, insisting its military capabilities remain intact.
Published On 2 Apr 2026
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Can the US seize Iran’s enriched uranium – and what are the risks?
A military operation would pose chemical, logistical, and tactical hurdles, experts say.
Libyan military leader may have combat drones despite UN embargo
Reuters news agency says satellite images show at least three drones at Al Khadim airbase between April and December.
Burundi says at least 13 killed, dozens injured in military base blast
Army spokesperson says houses, buildings, vehicles and military equipment were destroyed in ammunition depot blast.
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Iran War: What a Marine Expeditionary Unit is – and other US military terms
The US has deployed thousands of additional Marines and airborne troops to the Middle East since the Iran war began.
![US Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippine Marines take part in a boat raid exercise during a joint military exercise [File:Bullit Marquez/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP565680796683-1775042266.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Cancer drug facility, religious site hit in Israeli-US strikes on Iran
The Iranian government said the company’s drug production line has been damaged, as no diplomatic solution is in sight.
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Is the US ready to invade Iran? What Trump’s moves tell us so far
Seizing strategic islands and destroying Iran’s stock of enriched uranium are options the US is considering.
